Sunday, April 27, 2014

"Sorten Muld is a Danish electro-folk band, formed in 1995. They have won
two Danish Grammys for Mark II. The English translation of Sorten Muld
is Dark Soil. Their music can be characterized by elegantly composed rhythms, floating
sound of typical folk-instruments like bagpipes, flutes and violins, in
an electronica-composition that supports the dramatic lyrics [...] The lyrics are old stories from Danish folk
tradition, about jealousy, murder and creatures." (Last.fm)

Sunday, April 13, 2014

"Den Fule (meaning “The ugly one”) was formed primarily from veterans of
the 1970s Swedish folk rock scene. The band produced two albums through
Xource Records in the early 1990s then disbanded. Their first album
Lugumleik met with immediate critical acclaim and won the Swedish Grammy
for “Best Folk Music Album of the Year 1993”. The album was described
for the Swedish Grammy awards as a blend of jazz, rock, funk and
traditional folk music." (Last.fm)

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Nyckelharporkestern is a group of six Swedish nyckelharpa players (Ola Hertzberg, Olov Johansson,
Niklas Roswall, Johan Hedin, Henrik Eriksson, and Markus Svensson). There isn't much information available about them, even in Swedish.